Authorities say a man followed a woman into the restroom of a Jefferson Parish library in Westwego and tried to rape her in a bathroom stall. The unidentified victim managed to fight off her attacker, who fled the library, according to Westwego Police Chief Dwayne Munch.

Police eventually identified the suspect as Lorenzo Oliver, 25, of Westwego, an arrest report said. The assault allegedly occurred Tuesday at the library branch located at 635 Fourth St., Westwego.

Investigators viewed video video surveillance cameras in the facility. The victim and suspect can both be seen inside of the library at the same time, Munch said. But when the victim walked into the restroom, the suspect followed her.

The woman spotted his reflection in the restroom mirror and thinking he'd made a mistake, told him he was in the ladies' room, the report said. But the suspect responded by wrapping his arm around the victim's throat and choking her.

The suspect forced her into a bathroom stall and shoved is hand into her underwear, according to the report. He forcefully bent the victim over the toilet bowl, but she fought back, pushing him backwards with her body. Munch said the victim scratched the suspect and screamed, prompting him to run out of the restroom and the library.

One of the police officers that arrived a short time later identified Oliver as the suspect in the case based on the surveillance footage, the arrest report said. "They looked at the video, and the officer handling the case knew him," Munch said. "He knew exactly who he was. We've dealt with him in the past. They knew where he lived."

The officers found Oliver at his house, located less a mile away at 202 Lake St., Westwego. He was wearing the clothing that fit the suspect's description and had fresh scratch marks on his body, Munch said. The victim later positively identified him as her attacker.

Oliver was booked Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna with attempted forcible rape and sexual battery, the arrest report said. Bond on the rape charge was set at $250,000. As of Thursday evening, no bond had been set for the sexual battery charge.